16.3k reviews for:

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

3.92 AVERAGE

oli0808's review against another edition

4.0

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Bleak, harrowing, and a griping read. 3.5

ib2cwazy's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

wadealexander's review against another edition

4.25

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bearpaws55's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Diverse cast of characters: No

jamesbz's review against another edition

4.0

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One of the few books to truly make me cry. Surprisingly, this was because of the plot and not because of McCarthy's writing style.

sprunky84's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

notdarcey's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

cat_kazoooo's review against another edition

4.0

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If The Last of Us was nothing but pain and misery. And more pain.

jjgh's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Wow.

madison_quinn's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad fast-paced